Airtel introduces USA roaming Voice packs for postpaid customers

Airtel has launched international roaming plans for post-paid customers who are visiting the United States, offering up to five hours of free incoming calls and back home calls at a discount of up to 87 percent.

“… the launch of three new international roaming packs for post-paid mobile customers travelling to United States of America. Customers can get up to 5 hours of free incoming calls while travelling in the US and also make outgoing calls to local USA numbers as well as outgoing calls back to India at just Rs. 20/min,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

Samsung eyes 50% share in Indian phone market

KOLKATA: Korean electronics major Samsung is targeting to garner 50 per cent in the overall mobile market in the country.

"We are gaining 10 per cent of the mobile phone market each year. Presently, the market share is 40 per cent. Our aim is to touch 50 per cent next year," Vice-President (Mobile), Samsung Electronics India, Asim Warsi said.

Opening the city's first Samsung branded store here today, Warsi said growth in the mobile phone market in the country was being propelled by smartphones.

UN endorses India’s Aakash outreach

WASHINGTON: India's push to digitally empower millions of its poor students with lowcost , government-subsidized , internet-enabled tablets won UN endorsement on Wednesday despite raging controversy and misgivings on the provenance and pricing of the device.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon personally approved the Indian effort at the UN Headquarters where dozens of envoys from across the world gathered for a peek at the Aakash II device that its makers (British-Canadian-Indian company Datawind) and chief patron (Government of India) say will revolutionize education and commerce.

iPhone 5 goes on sale in the US

The US market was one of the first to get the iPhone 5 on launch day. However, the only devices available until now were locked to carriers and available on contract.

Well, if you stay in the US, you don't have to look at other countries to get your unlocked iPhone 5 anymore. These devices have just hit both the online as well as the Apple brick and mortar stores in the US. The prices for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 models is $649, $749 and $849 respectively, same as the iPhone 4S before.

These devices will only work on GSM networks, such as AT&T and T-Mobile in the US and will require a nano-SIM. If you order it now the phone will be shipped in one week. You can only order two units per person.

Amazing HTC One X+ Review

Its been a little over 6 months since HTC launched its high end flagship device, the One X and today a spec bumped successor available.

The One X+ keeps all the best features from the One X and brings a modest spec bump to one of our current favorite Android devices. Read on to find out    how the smartphone compares with the competition.  

Samsung Galaxy S Advance to get Jelly Bean in January

Samsung Germany used its Facebook page, to share some valuable info, regarding the Galaxy S Advance Jelly Bean update. The device will receive Android 4.1.2 in January. The update will be supplied both through the Kies software and over the air.

Previously the update was rumored for November. Samsung announced that the Galaxy S Advance will skip ICS altogether and move straight to Jelly Bean instead. The company has also committed to delivering Jelly Bean to a long list of devices in the "coming months".

It seems Samsung is really keen on keeping its customers happy and bringing the latest software to them. And given that after the update the S Advance will probably cannibalize some of the S III mini sales, the company deserves some recognition for this.

Recent Blackberry Promotional Offers

1. Action round the year with free BBM

Devices: BlackBerry Curve 9220 or 9320 (3G) smartphone

End date: 9 Dec 2012

• Buy a BlackBerry 9220 or 9230 (3G) smartphone
• Get new Airtel or Vodafone connection
• Enjoy free BBM for 1 year
• Offer lasts till 9^th December 2012
• To activate on Airtel SMS 'BBM' to 543210
• For Vodafone, auto activation will be done within 48 hours on first SIM inserted

2. One year free BBM plan (Unlimited BlackBerry Messenger + 300 National SMS every month) for first time BlackBerry prepaid and postpaid customers on purchase of 9320 and 9220 devices.

Essential BlackBerry tips to save your time

1. Use the keyboard less

BlackBerry has always had a QWERTY keyboard and you can type everything out in full - but you can save time with the built-in shortcuts. Press space twice at the end of a sentence to get the full stop and an automatic capital on the next word.

Don't bother with apostrophes in words like I'm and isn't (type im and the BlackBerry will correct it for you); there are other handy abbreviations like 'wel' to get 'we'll' and 'il' to get 'I'll' and you can add your own with Options > AutoText.

AUTOTEXT:Speed up typing by creating your own abbreviations and corrections

Blackberry App World to be rebranded as BlackBerry World

Today at BlackBerry Jam Asia , RIM announced that the BlackBerry App World application marketplace would be soon renamed as BlackBerry World as the company is gearing up for the launch of BlackBerry 10 on Jan 30 2013 next year.

Interestingly the company’s annual BlackBerry conference held at Orlando, Floride was known as BlackBerry World till now.

BlackBerry 10 QWERTY Device Now Confirmed

RIM today confirmed at Blackberry Jam Asia that BlackBerry 10 devices will be coming out in both Full Touch and QWERTY editions. This puts the rumours about RIM killing QWERTY keyboard to rest.

RIM is also releasing a new developer device today known as the Dev Alpha C which will be packing a QWERTY keyboard.

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Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy Note II units in just two months

At the beginning of November Samsung announced they've sold more than 3 million Galaxy Note II phablets and now, merely a couple of weeks later, we get word that this number has grown to north of 5 million.

It took the Galaxy Note II just two months to achieve this impressive milestone. Part of the device's success is due to its wide availability, as Samsung has made the Note II available in 128 countries. Nevertheless, 5 million units in just 2 months is mightily impressive.

In comparison, it took the original Galaxy Note 5 months to reach the 5 million sold units mark.

The company's flagship, the Galaxy S III, is selling like hot cakes as well and recently hit 30 million shipped units since its launch back in May. Everything points out to another strong quarter for Sammy.

WishTel IRA Icon HD 8-inch 3G tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs.12999

WishTel has launched IRA Icon HD, their new tablet with a 8-inch TFT capacitive multi-touch display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor. It has 3G support with built-in SIM card slot and has voice calling features. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The company launched a 7-inch tablet IRA THING 2 and a 10.1-inch IRA Comet HD few months back. The new 8-inch tablet would compete with the BSNL Penta T-Pad WS802C that also comes with 3G support. 

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update rolling out for the HTC One X in India

The much awaited Android Jelly Bean update is now rolling out for users in India. The 4.1 update brings much appreciated features like Google Now and Project Butter. While HTC had started rolling out the update in Korea last month, the International update has taken some time to be pushed out.

Worth noting is that HTC has not pushed this to devices as an automatic update, yet. We had to go and search for the update manually on our One X. The update is a fairly large download at almost 360MB and we’ll recommend that you connect your phone to a WiFi network before attempting the update. The update also brings HTC’s new updated Sense UI to the One X called Sense 4+.

LG Optimus L9 finally launched in India for Rs.22,000

LG had officially announced the Optimus L9 back in August, and today the company has silently launched the smartphone in the Indian subcontinent.The LG Optimus L9 arrive with a 4.7-inch IPS Display and qHD display resolution. The L9 runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

Nokia has got pre-orders for 2.5 million units of Lumia 920: Report

As per report from Yahoo China : Nokia has received pre-orders for 2.5 million units of Nokia Lumia 920.

The number is indeed impressive for a smartphone that has just been available for less than a month now.

What’s new in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Google unveiled the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 last month with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that also rolled out to Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 as a new incremental update to the Android 4.1. We got the update both on our Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 7 devices. Let’s see what new the Android 4.2 has to offer.

Here are some amazing feature which makes different from other OS:-

1. Lock Screen Widget :- The new Android 4.2 lets you add widgets to the lock screen. You can add a range of widgets including Gmail, Clock, Messaging, Sound Search and more. Even if your device is pass word protected, you can view the widgets, but can’t access them. You can now swipe to the right to launch the camera in your phone. You can also launch the Google Now from the lockscreen by swiping up.

Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note II launches in China

Samsung China has gone official with the previously leaked dual-SIM variant of the Note 2. The model number is GT-N7102 and from what it looks it's got proper GSM/HSDPA support on both SIM cards.

The Note 2 N7102 is practically the same phone with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor and a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD screen, but it makes use of two SIM slots. One fits a regular sized miniSIM and the other one takes MicroSIM cards.

The device will go on sale December 3 with a price of about 700 euro.

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Samsung expected to sell some 60 million smartphones in Q4

Samsung has gradually become a one-stop-shop for Android smartphones, with devices available in almost every conceivable variety for almost any budget. It's no real shocker that it is the number one smartphone manufacturer globally, and will likely continue to hold the lion's share of the pie for some time to come.

UBS financial analytics estimate that some 61.5 million units will be sold in the final 3 month period of 2012. This will mark the first time a manufacturer ships more than 60 million units in a single quarter, but is hardly surprising given that Samsung shipped some 57 million handsets in Q3.

Official photos of the HTC Deluxe DLX surface, confirm color options

The recently leaked press image of the HTC Deluxe left us wanting for more and now we're getting treated to three new official photos of the monstrous smartphone.

The photos doesn't say too much about the smartphone, but confirm that it will be availble in black, brown and white. The source also claims that the smartphone will go by as HTC Deluxe DLX.

Exclusive: Samsung GALAXY Camera launched in India today

Samsung unveiled its GALAXY Camera during IFA in August 2012 and now we are all set to witness its launch in India. We have learned from our sources that Samsung will be launching its beautifully designed GALAXY Camera tomorrow i.e. on November 23rd in India. Samsung already announced the availability of its GALAXY Camera in USA and UK a few days back, it will be launched in other countries soon.

The 16.3 MP Camera runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and is powered by a 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor. 

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City coming to Android and iOS early next month

In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of 80′s style car thievery and gunplay, Rockstar is re-releasing Grand Theft Audo: Vice City for Android and iOS on December 6th.

It seems like just yesterday we were busy rolling through Miami on a killing spree to the tune of Roxette.

The 10th Anniversary Edition features native high-res graphics for mobile devices, updated character models and lighting effects, fully customizable controls, and precision targeting and firing options.

Jelly Bean for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Wi-Fi now seeding

The Jelly Bean update rollout for the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Wi-Fi (P3110) has just started.

The first country to get the update is France, but more are expected to follow in the next few days.

HTC DROID DNA Smartphone launches on Verizon today, $199 on contract

The HTC DROID DNA, the manufacturer's first US smartphone with a 1080p screen, has become available through Verizon Wireless online and retail stores today, just as promised.

The device will set you back $199 on a two-year contract or you could opt to get it commitment-free for $599. It's available starting today from both Verzion's website and its brick and mortar stores at the same price so it's up to you to decide how to get it.

Nexus 7 Comes to India

Google's Nexus 7 tablet has finally arrived in India. With an official announcement by its co-manufacturer Asus, the long wait of the Indians has come to an end; but not without a bit of sadness.

The 16GB version Nexus has come with a price tag of Rs. 19,999, which is a bit too high when compared to its original price in the US ($199).

Aircel launches Pocket Internet Games packs offering Unlimited Internet & Games to users

Aircel has today announced the launch of a new recharge card called the ‘Aircel Pocket Internet Games’ which will allow Aircel users to download and play unlimited games.

The ‘Aircel Pocket Internet Games’ will not just allow users to play unlimited games but will also allow them to have unlimited internet access at affordable prices.

Aircel has launched the ‘Aircel Pocket Internet Games’ in association with DisneyUTV and Electronic Arts (EA) to provide more than 1500 popular game titles to its users.

Five of the best cell phones you can buy right now

1. HTC Droid DNA

Price: $199
HTC is calling this the Most Advanced Smartphone in the world. To be sure, it's a fantastic phone. The design is beautiful, and the quality and innovation packed inside makes it perhaps the greatest Droid ever made. It has a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 4G LTE and a beautiful 5-inch screen. Apple is right to boast about their Retina Display, but this Verizon phone is no slouch with a 1080p HD display.

The DNA has a light and slim polycarbonate plastic body that feels good in your hand, evidence of its solid construction. It's not a cheap phone, and it doesn't feel like one.

Furthermore, the camera is excellent and the battery life is long. It may not be cheap, but you certainly get a hell of a phone for $199.

Galaxy S IV might arrive with 4.99-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera, quad-core A15 CPU

Now that Samsung’s hot-selling Galaxy S III smartphone is almost half a year old, we are hearing rumours about the next-generation of flagship from the Korean giant which is expected to be called the Galaxy S IV.

 

The latest rumours suggest that the Galaxy S IV will go on to arrive with a 4.99-inch Super AMOLED 1080p display, will be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 5450 chipset with a quad-core Cortex-A15 processor and have a 13 MP Rear facing camera.

Idea's ‘Emergency Internet Usage Service’ allows Internet usage even with Zero balance

Idea Cellular has today announced the launch of a new service called the ‘Emergency Internet Usage Service’ for its users in Rajasthan telecom circle.

 

The new service, as the name suggests will offer Idea users a credit offer to allow uninterrupted internet browsing experience of up to 50 MB when their mobile account balance is exhausted.

As per the new offer, Idea Prepaid subscribers who have a balance of less than Rs. 2 in their account can now avail upto 50 MB Free Internet usage for 2 days, just by calling 53566, or by dialling *666#, anytime, anywhere from their mobile phones. The service is available on all internet usage on Idea 2G in Rajasthan.

Research In Motion Got a Boost

 Research In Motion Ltd, for months enveloped by a wave of negative sentiment, got a boost on Tuesday when one of its most influential critics raised his rating on the stock ahead of the launch of RIM's make-or-break new line of BlackBerry 10 devices. 

The upgrade by Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek pushed RIM's share price into double digits for the first time in five months, with the stock up more than 3 per cent at $10.04 in early trading on the Nasdaq. 

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HTC 8X now available for Rs.34,149 at online retailer Saholic

It is the third week of November and as we were expecting, the Windows Phone 8X by HTC has gone on sale in India.

 

The Windows Phone 8X by HTC or popularly referred to as HTC 8X is now available for prospective users to grab on online retailer Saholic for Rs.34,149.

Windows Phone 7.8 already RTM'd, arriving in next few days: Report

Almost everybody who owns a smartphone running on Windows Phone 7.5 OS are indeed counting days to when the Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade that Microsoft has promised will arrive on their older smartphones.

 

And if the latest report flowing in Singapore is to be believed, then the Windows Phone 7.8 OS has already been released to manufacturing (RTM) earlier this week.

The news is coming in straight from a developer event held in Singapore which was focused on Windows Phone 8 development via WMPU and developers at the event were informed that the Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade is expected to release in a matter of just days to week.

HTC Desire SV goes on sale in India for Rs.21799

HTC had at the beginning of the month announced the launch of a dual-SIM Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running HTC Desire SV for the for the Indian subcontinent.

 

And today, the 4.3-inch smartphone is available for prospective users to buy for Rs.21,799 from online retailer Saholic.

 

Airtel offers free incoming calls to users in Africa while roaming in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel has today announced the introduced world’s first free intercontinental incoming roaming service that would go on to allow Airtel’s subscribers in Africa to enjoy free incoming calls while roaming in three countries viz. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

 

This great facility will allow Airtel’s users in 17 countries of Africa to roam freely in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

T-Mobile releases Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III

T-Mobile is the second US carrier to unleash Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to its Galaxy S III customers. Last month Sprint started seeding the Jelly Bean update to the Galaxy S III units on its network.

The update is available OTA or from Samsung's Kies software. Users who are rooted and don't want to wait can download the update from here and then manually flash it on their devices.

Blackberry Messenger 7 introduces free voice calls over WiFI

RIM today announced that they plan to bring voice capabilities to its popular BlackBerry Messenger service. The service will also bring additional features like integration with customer’s BlackBerry ID. Customers can initiate a BBM Voice Call directly or switch over to one from a BBM text chat.

Nimbuzz for Windows Phone updated with push notifications

Nimbuzz for Windows Phone has been updated to version 1.1.1 that brings push notifications finally. The updated app also brings auto save option for incoming images, faster startup time that offers better user experience and more. Nimbuzz for Windows Phone was launched back in July and lets you chat with friends on Facebook, GTalk, Yahoo Messenger and MSN/Live Messenger. You can also share images and connect to Twitter using the app.

New features in Nimbuzz for Windows Phone v1.1.1

• Push Notifications (Toast and Tile Notification)
• Auto Save option for incoming pictures
• Application Response Time Improvement
• A number of Bugs and Crash issue Fixes

Download Nimbuzz for Windows Phone (7.5 and later) from the Windows Phone Marketplace for free, if you have not downloaded it yet.

Android 4.2 update rolling out on Galaxy Nexus Yakju builds and Nexus 7

We had already heard about the Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 update roll out for Takju build Galaxy Nexus and now it is time for the international Galaxy Nexus with Yakju build to get this update. With the Galaxy Nexus as scheduled even the Necxus 7 is getting updated to Android 4.2.

Device owners form U.K, Canada and Australia have all been reporting seeing the OTA update on their devices. Google also made the factory image for Takju build available on their official website yesterday. But we have come to know that the update is rolling out slow and not many people have received the update yet. So if you have received this update on your device let us know the major changes which we haven’t covered yet.

HTC Droid DNA goes official with 5-inch 1080p screen, 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait

Remember the 5-inch phablet from HTC which went on to leak quite a many times and was rumoured to arrive with a 1080p display?

 

Well, HTC has made the smartphone official and launched it has the HTC Droid DNA in the USA on Verizon’s network.

 

The HTC Droid DNA arrives with similar looks and specs as that of the HTC J Butterfly which was announced for Japan last month. The Droid DNA arrives with a 5-inch Super LCD 3 full-HD 1080p display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels which gives a pixel whopping density of 441 PPI.
 

The smartphone is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor coupled with a 2 GB RAM.

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Samsung Galaxy Camera up for pre-order in India

 

NEW DELHI: Samsung India has started taking pre-orders for its Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)-powered 16MP camera on its e-store. The company is asking for a booking amount of Rs 3,000 for the Galaxy Camera, while the rest of the sum is to be paid within three days of the product's launch. The South Korean manufacturer is giving a 16GB microSD card for free with the device to those who pre-order the device on its website. 

The company is, however, not offering Cash on Delivery option for the Galaxy Camera.

BlackBerry 10 launch event scheduled for January 30th, 2013

Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones has today made a very important announcement wherein the company has finally unveiled the date when its upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS will be launched.

 

RIM has announced that the Canadian giant will unveil its BlackBerry 10 OS and smartphones on January 30th 2013.

The event will take place simultaneously in multiple countries around the world, where details of the smartphones and their availability will be announced along with a detailed look into the new OS.

Aakash 2 Specification, Features

The price details for the Aakash 2 educational tablet have been unveiled and based on the information provided, it is expected to be available for Rs. 1,130. Compared to its predecessor, the device is equipped with a better set of hardware and features and it will be available for students at engineering universities and colleges.

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Get Premium Paid BlackBerry Apps worth Rs. 2000 for free this Diwali

Research In Motion (RIM) is offering premium paid applications for free for BlackBerry Smartphones and the PlayBook Tablet this Diwali season in India. These paid applications are worth Rs. 2000 and the offer is valid only till December 31, 2012.

BlackBerry 10 Receives FIPS Certification with Mere Months before Possible Launch

Research in Motion Ltd.’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry 10 operating system became the first RIM BlackBerry product ever to receive Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) certification before its launch date, as announced on Thursday by the company.

FIPS certification, according to RIM Vice President of Security Product Management and Research Michael K. Brown, means that the operating system is able to fulfill the stringent security protocols of United States government agencies and enterprises.

In his statement, Brown stressed the differentiating factor of BlackBerry as an operating system (OS), which is being able to “integrate end-to-end security and include certified encryption algorithms for data at rest and data in transit.” Brown said that the BlackBerry platform is the only mobile solution to boast of such high levels of security for its end users.

new delhi President Pranab launches low cost Aakash 2 tablet

The advanced version of low cost tablet Aakash was launched in New Delhi on Sunday by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Coming at a price tag of Rs. 1,130 for students, the new version Aakash 2, which will be made available to students of engineering colleges and universities to begin with, 
is now powered by a processor running at 1 GHz, has a 512 MB, a 7 inch capacitative touch screen and a battery working for three hours of normal operations.

Full talktime offer launched by Tata DoCoMo in Andhra Pradesh on occasion of Diwali

Tata DoCoMo has today, on the occasion of the upcoming festival of Diwali announced full talktime offers for its GSM Prepay customers in the Andhra Pradesh telecom Circle.

 

Tata DoCoMo has introduced two full talktime offer priced at Rs.222 and Rs.250 which will also offer users calls at a cheaper rate and 2 GB of data usage.

 

When existing Tata DoCoMo users opt in for the RCV of Rs.222, they will get full talktime with lifetime validity and they will also be able to enjoy making calls at just 1 paisa/2 seconds to all Local and STD numbers for the next 30 days.